trade vet 702 Posted May 9, 2023 Inflation or what ! Just reading about the new F500 EV.The poverty model is £34,000 ! with a ‘ potential’ range of 164 miles ? I wonder how many of those will dealers be expected to shift per month. I would imagine that punters will need 10 grand deposit to even rent one for 3 years.How much will they retail for when they are 5 years old ,30k but with 10- 15% battery depletion ,sounds like £6999 max.to me. …….it’s mad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highlinev8 28 Posted May 11, 2023 I've been on the waiting list for the Abarth EV for six months so will let you know when it comes in ! Seriously think the Chinese brands are going to shake the market up. People can joke about the quality etc but the BYD cars look top spec and will undercut the European models. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trade vet 702 Posted May 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Highlinev8 said: I've been on the waiting list for the Abarth EV for six months so will let you know when it comes in ! Seriously think the Chinese brands are going to shake the market up. People can joke about the quality etc but the BYD cars look top spec and will undercut the European models. You could be right but they might need to hire George Clooney,Brad Pitt and David Beckham as brand ambassadors to get ‘ street cred ‘ ! We had an MG 3 small hatch a few years ago,looked the part but drove like an 80’s Metro. The young punter was happy with it, probably because it was 3 year old,£4000 and it was an MG ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willoughby 15 Posted May 11, 2023 I've not seen the Chinese stuff in the flesh yet, but don't expect there to be a lot wrong with it, you'll get a long warranty, lots of gadgets and a big saving on the European stuff ......ok might not have the badge, or the so called "driving experience" but with the groups loosing out on the transition to Agency model sales they'll be glad of the profit opportunity and will jump on board and will push these new brands hard... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted May 11, 2023 there's a video on u tube regarding fires in China, quite frightening once they get thermal runaway, apparently in London they drop them into a skip of water as the only way to put the things out the electric viking on the same channel is also worth listening to with regards the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
